Weerasethakul Becomes King of the Road with 'Uncle Boonmee'

2:25 PM PDT 3/22/2011 by Park Soo-mee

Thai director's Palme d'Or winner sends him on a round-the-world accolades tour.

HONG KONG -- Since winning last year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes with his film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives, much of Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s time has been spent on airplanes and in hotel lobbies hopping from one film festival to another and receiving more awards.